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# Reasons for Time Compression

Data is **compressed** in order to greatly increase reporting efficiency and performance. As data is compressed, some of the precision is lost, but this allows AlertBot to retain greater quantities of data, making it more useful, yet keeping the data manageable. More detailed information about how time and data are compressed can be found in the related article below entitled: "Time Compression"  
  
**Related Links**  
*   [Time Compression](https://abkb.crisp.help/en-us/article/time-compression-vvi5vk/) 
*   [Report & Chart Time Compression](https://abkb.crisp.help/en-us/article/report-chart-time-compression-17476l8/)